Andy Beshear of Kentucky, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Tim Walz of Minnesota, Mark Kelly of Arizona, or Mayor Pete.
Personally, I would love to pick Mayor Pete, but I can’t say or spell his name so probably he’s a no.
I mean I want him just because he’s young and cute and talks well and he’s nice and he’s gay. Seriously. Maybe that sounds weird. But it wouldn’t be because he is good at his job. He’s actually so bad it is unbelievable. Transportation Secretary was supposed to be a cushy job where you travel around and meet a lot of people. He could be seen, heard, become more familiar with the masses. All positive.
But train derailments, planes having so much trouble (doors flying off!?), two Boeing whistle blowers dying under strange circumstances… the worst plane cancellations and delays in history. Like super unfortunate— he must have a black cloud over his head.
Maybe it’s not his fault. But with this kind of a record at the head of the department … not good.
Could be Pritzker. Nah. Too old and just looks weird. He is a billionaire. Not sure if that’s good or bad. Maybe I need to put that on the list of questions to ask Obama. But no to Pritzker. Too hard to look at.
Shapiro? Well, no one really saying it loudly but there is a lot of hush hush talk around the campaign staff to the effect of — he can’t be a serious contender — because…. he’s Jewish. Wow. I did say we shouldn’t call people that flew planes into buildings or that kill a bunch of people by blowing themselves up radical Islamic terrorists. And I have been very sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and to the campus demonstrators. Even the ones calling for the genocide of Jews or the destruction of the Jewish State. I’m a democrat. I believe in free speech (well, not for conservatives, or parents, obviously, but who’s counting!?). And I desperately need the support of Dearborn-based Arab American News… but hey, I’m not totally against Israel. But, it’s the Arabs I have to pander to. I’m married to a Jew after all, the Jewish voters will fall in line. No matter how many times we go against Israel. But, yah, no to Shapiro.
Walz? Wait. Is it weird that we call men running for political office by their last name, but women running for office are called by their last name. Seriously. Hillary, Kamala, crazy Mazie, Pocahontas, I could go on. But the men. Always last name. Trump, Bush, Rubio, Biden, Obama. What’s with that?
I planned to write about each contender memember tonight (another new word but not really that good, if I’m being honest). But seriously — I’m “interviewing them” but I’m not “choosing”. It’s a group thing. It’s all about the Team. And Obama. Not me. I’m good. And at this point it’s kinda boring to write about. Maybe more later. Exhausted and drank too much red wine. This trying to become President thingy is rough.
Freedom people. It’s the prosecutor v. the felon: I don’t see how I can lose. No matter how bad I would be for the future of the country.
I guess I will finish with one of my favorites: It is time for us to do what we have been doing. And that time is every day.”